Cambridge Encyclopedia

Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol. 75

thresher shark - Distribution and habitat, Anatomy and appearance, Diet, Species

threshold

thrift

thrombosis - Causes, Types/classification, Embolisation

thrush (ornithology)

Thucydides - Life, Education, Character, The History of the Peloponnesian War

Thucydides - Life, Education, Character, The History of the Peloponnesian War

Thuggee - Working method, Origin and recruitment, Beliefs and practices, Number of victims

Thule - Ancient Geography, Middle Ages, Modern use, "Aryan Thule", References in popular culture

Thun

thunderstorm - Classification, Where thunderstorms occur, Life cycle, Lightning

Thurgood Marshall - Education, Later Life, Death, Timeline of Marshall's life, Dedications

Thuringia

Thuringian Forest

Thurman (Wesley) Arnold - Early years

Thurso - Geography, History, Local government, Port of Scrabster, Sport, Twin Towns, Main road junctions

Thurston Dart

Thutmose III

Thyestes - Thyestes in theatre, Spoken-word myths - audio files

thylacine - Taxonomy and evolution, Discovery, Physical description, Ecology and behaviour, Extinction, Modern research and projects, Cultural references

thyme

thymine

thymus - Function, Anatomy, Development, Structure, Cancer, Other animals and second thymus, Additional images

thyratron

thyristor - Function, History, Applications, Comparisons to other devices, Failure modes, Silicon carbide thyristors, Types of thyristors

thyroid hormone - Circulation, Function, Related diseases, Medical use of thyroid hormones, Structure and production of the thyroid hormones

Tiananmen Square - Events, Images from near and in the square

Tiberias - Current, Other transliterations, Twin Cities

Tiberius - Early life, Retirement to Rhodes, Heir to Augustus, Early reign

Tibesti Mountains

Tibet - Definitions, Name, Cities, Geography, Demographics, Culture

Tibetan art - Greek influence brought by Alexander the Great, Mahayana Buddhist influence, Tantric Influence, External Links

tic - Description and classification, Tic disorders, Controversy and confusion

tick - Characteristics, Ticks as disease vectors, Location, Population Control, Life cycle, Example species

ticket of leave

tidal wave

tide - Tidal terminology, Timing, Tidal physics, Tides and navigation, Other tides

Tiergarten

Tierra del Fuego - Geography, History, Flora, Economy

Tiffin

tiger

tiger beetle

tiger shark

Tiger Woods

Tijuana - History, Culture and entertainment, Economy, Driving to Tijuana from the USA, Tijuana Makes Me Happy

Tikal - Tikal in the Classic era, The site, Ancient history of Tikal, Modern history of Tikal

Tilburg - History, Famous people from Tilburg

Tilbury - History, Fort, Docks, Transport

tillage

Tim Rice

Tim Robbins

timbre - American Standards Association definition, Spectra, Envelope, In music, Spelling

Timbuktu - Origins, Legendary tales, Center of learning, Ravage and decline, Timbuktu today, Famous people connected with Timbuktu

time - Measurement, Standards, Interpretations, Psychology, Use of time, Further reading

time and motion study

time code - Common time code formats

time dilation - Overview, Experimental confirmation, Time dilation and space flight, Simple inference of time dilation

Time of Troubles

time-sharing (computing)

time-sharing (leisure)

Times Square - Times Square today, Times Square in popular culture

Timgad

Timoleon

Timor - History, Trivia

Timor Sea

Timothy (James) McVeigh - Biography, Bombing, Arrest, trial, conviction and sentencing, Death, Motivations for the bombing, Alleged accomplices

Timothy (Lancaster) West - Life and career, Stage roles, TV roles, Film roles, Autobiography

Timothy (Peter) Mo - Awards

Timothy Hackworth - Youth and early work, Further locomotive constructions, Legacy

Timothy Michael Healy - Governor-General, Additional Reading

Timothy Murphy

Timothy Thomas Fortune - Early life, Education, Tuskegee's Point Man, New York Journalist

timpani - The instrument, Timpani sticks, Timpani in the modern ensemble, Performance techniques, History

Timur - Early life, Military leader, Rise to power, Period of expansion, India, Last campaigns and death

tin

Tin Pan Alley - Origins, Prime, Influence on law and business, Composers, Publishing houses, Biggest hits, Trivia

Tina Anselmi

Tina Turner - Biography, Solo career, Solo discography, Filmography, Tours, Trivia

tinamou - Species

Tinian

tinnitus - Objective tinnitus, Causes of subjective tinnitus, Mechanisms of subjective tinnitus, Prevention, Tinnitus treatment

tinplate - History, The pack mill process, The strip mill

Tintoretto - Biography, Style of life and assessment

Tiny Rowland - German background, Rhodesia, Honoured

Tip O'Neill - Early life and political career, Congressman O'Neill, Speaker of the House, After Congress

Tipasa - History, Another Roman town of the same name, Modern era, Externals Links

Tipperary

Tippi Hedren - Films, Influence, Shambala Preserve, Listen to, Marriages, Filmography, Awards and nominations

Tiran - Population, Name, History, Climate, Districts, Economy, Education, Environmental problems, Transport, Notable people, Landmarks

Tiresias - Overview, Tiresias and Thebes, Death, In post-classical literature, Sources

Tirso de Molina

Tiryns

tissue

tit

Titan (astronomy) - Mythology, Science, Sports, Military, Geography, Gaming

Titan (mythology) - In Hesiod, Titanomachy, In Orphic sources, In the 20th century

Titania (astronomy)

Titania (mythology) - Modern References

titanium - Applications, Safety

Titian - Biography, Family

Titian (Ramsay) Peale

title - Honorary titles granted by heads of state

Tito Gobbi - Biography

titration - Etymology, Preparing a sample for titration, Titration curves, Types, Particular uses

Titus - Early life and military successes, In later literature, Quotes

Titus Oates - Early life, Royal Navy, Jesuits, The Popish Plot, Trivia

Titus Pomponius Atticus

Tiverton

Tiwi

Tlaloc - Mythology, Related gods

Tlemcen - History

Tlingit - Territory, Culture, Food, Philosophy and Religion, History

TNT (explosive) - Chemicals, Organizations, Arts, Other

toadfish

toadstool - References

Toamasina - Maps

tobacco - History, Etymology, Cultivation, Types, Tobacco products

Tobago - Geography, History, Climate, Economy and tourism, Environmental problems, Diving, Ecology, Government, Hurricanes

Tobias (George) Smollett

Tobias (Michael Carel) Asser

Toby (Edward) Rosenthal

Toby jug - Origin, Toby in the stars

Todor Zhivkov - Biography

tog

Togo - History, Geography, Administrative divisions, Economy, Religion, Politics, Culture and sport

Tok Pisin

tokamak - History, Toroidal design, Plasma heating, Experimental tokamaks

tokay gecko - Feet, As pets

Tokelau - History, Geography, Demographics, Internet domain names, Miscellaneous topics

token economy

token ring - Overview, Token frame, Token ring frame format, Active and standby monitors, Token ring insertion process

Tokugawa shogunate - Government, Institutions of the Shogunate, List of the Tokugawa Shoguns

Tokyo - History, Geography and administrative divisions, Economy, Demographics, Transportation, Education, Culture, Tourism, Tokyo in popular media

Toledo (Spain) - Places, People, Other

Toledo (USA) - Places, People, Other

tolerance - Rationalization, Politics and religion, Tolerating the intolerant, Tolerance as a virtue

Tolpuddle martyrs - The historical events, Cultural and historical significance, Image gallery

toluene

Tolyatti or Togliatti - History, Modern city

Tom Brokaw - Early life, Career, Present, Awards

Tom Connolly

Tom Conti

Tom Courtenay - Biography, Later Career, Trivia

Tom Cribb - Trivia

Tom Cruise - Early life, Hollywood, Relationships, Controversy, Selected filmography, Trivia, Other work

Tom Finney

Tom Graveney

Tom Hanks - Hanks's early life, Personal life, Filmography, Top worldwide film grosses, Academy Awards and nominations

Tom Hayden - Books by Tom Hayden, Trivia

Tom Keating - Forger with a cause, Technique, Revealing the forger, Aftermath, Further reading

Tom Kilburn - Computer engineering, Administration, Personal

Tom Landry - Early life, NFL playing career, NFL coaching career, Beyond the NFL, Tom Landry in Popular Culture

Tom Lanoye - (partial) Bibliography

Tom Mboya - Education, Politics, Death

Tom McCall - Early life and career, Political career, Vortex I, Back to journalism, End of life, Tributes

Tom Mix - Early years, Film career, Fatal accident, Honors, Trivia, Further reading

Tom Paulin - Life and work, Controversy, Bibliography

Tom Peters - Biography, Bestselling author, Works

Tom Roberts - Life, Works

Tom Seaver - Early development, Rookie of the Year, The "Miracle Mets" season, Continued excellence

Tom Selleck - Early life, Early career, Movie Star, Awards, Personal life, Filmography, Television Work, Trivia

Tom Sharpe

Tom Thomson - Biography, Art and technique, Facts and figures

Tom Tryon - Acting Career, Writing Career, Relationships, Selected works, Selected Filmography

Tom Waits - Early career, 1980s, 1990s, Lawsuits, Discography, Filmography

Tom Webster

Tom Wesselmann

Tom Wolfe - Career, Trivia, Bibliography

Tom Yawkey - Successes with the Red Sox, Legacy

Tomar - Parishes, Geography, History, Attractions, Economy, Politics, Holidays

Tomasz Hajto

tomatillo

tomato - Cultivation and uses, Myths of the Tomato, Controversies, Tomato records

Tommaso Campanella

Tommaso Grossi

Tommaso Landolfi - Bibliography in English, Essential bibliography in Italian

Tommaso Tittoni

Tommy (Lee) Flanagan

Tommy Armour - Results in major championships

Tommy Cooper - Biography, Honors

Tommy Docherty - Playing Career, Managerial Career

Tommy Dorsey - Early life, His own band, Death and aftermath, Married life, Discography, Filmography

Tommy Douglas - Early life and activism, Premier of Saskatchewan, Federal NDP leader, Late career and retirement, Artistic depiction

Tommy Farr

Tommy Franks - Early life, Military career, Iraq Troop Levels and Conduct of the Iraq War

Tommy Handley

Tommy Hitchcock

Tommy Lawton - Playing career, Later career, Bibliography

Tommy Steele - Singer, Actor, Author and other talents, Family, Fanclub, Sources

Tommy Trinder - Life, Tommy Trinder - filmography

tomography

Tomoyuki Yamashita - Biography, Trial and controversy, Personal life, Further reading

Tomsk - Education, Culture, Famous people, Tomsk Sister Cities

tonality - Uses of the term, Vocabulary of tonal analysis, Characteristics, Theory of tonal music

tone

Tonga - History, Politics, Geography, Economy, Demographics, Culture and diaspora, Sport

Tongeren - Famous inhabitants, Pictures

tongue - Structure, Muscles of the tongue, Papillae and taste buds, Innervation of the Tongue

Toni (Anton) Sailer

Toni Morrison - Morrison's early years, Promoting Black literature, Morrison's novels, Politics, Works, Quotations

tonic sol-fa - Members, Discography

Tonk

tonsillitis - Causes, Complications

tonsure - History, Tonsure today, Sources

Tony - Famous Anthonys

Tony Bennett - Early life, World War II and after, First successes, A growing artistry, Years of struggle, Turnaround

Tony Blair - Early life, Early political career, In opposition, Second term 2001 to 2005

Tony Brown

Tony Curtis - Biography, Filmography, Further reading

Tony Dorsett

Tony Greig - Up to the task, "Grovelled" by the West Indies, The Indian tour

Tony Hancock - Early life and career, Hancock's peak years, International dreams and introspection, Personal life, Biographies

Tony Harrison - Further reading

Tony Hillerman - Other novels, About Hillerman, non-fiction, by author

Tony Hulman - Early life and entry into the family business, Making Clabber Girl a household name

Tony Jacklin - Senior wins, Results in major championships

Tony Lock

Tony McCoy

Tony Pastor

Tony Richardson - Filmography (Selected)

Tony Smith

Tony Trabert - Grand Slam singles finals, Sources

Tony Walton

tool - Functions of tools, History

toothwort

Toots Thielemans - Career, Influence, Partial discography

topaz - Etymology and historical and mythical usage, Uses in jewelry

topi

topography - As a textual description

topology - History, Elementary introduction, Mathematical definition, Some theorems in general topology, Some useful notions from algebraic topology

Torah - Structure, Production and usage of a Torah scroll, The Torah as the core of Judaism

Torbay

Torborg Nedreaas - Bibliography, Prizes

Torfaen

torii - Other uses

tormentil

tornado - Etymology, Definitions, Life cycle, Characteristics, Intensity and damage, Prediction, Detection, Climatology, Extremes, Tornado safety, Continuing research

Toronto - Cityscape, Infrastructure

torpedo - History, Propulsion, Torpedo classes and diameters, Torpedoes used by various navies, Sources

Torquato Tasso

Torquay - History of Torquay, Geography, Transport, Economy, Culture, Torquay in English culture, Demographics, Social issues in Torquay

torque - Units

torr

Torres Strait - Geography, History

torsion

tort - Liability, Defences and Remedies, Theory and Reform, Tort and Criminal Law, Tort by legal jurisdiction

tortoise - Partial species list, Further reading, Gallery

tortoiseshell cat - Patterns, Gallery of the various types

Tortosa - Demography

torture - Aspects of torture, Torture devices and methods, Fiction, Other meanings of the word

Toru?

Torvill and Dean - Careers, Style and approach, Trivia

Toshiko Takaezu

totalitarianism - Hannah Arendt's thesis, Cold War-era research

totem - North American totem poles, Possibly totemic culture in ancient China, Totems in Zimbabwe

totem pole - Style, Meaning and purpose, Construction and maintenance, Property, Totem poles of note

Totila

toucan - Toucans in advertising, Toucans in fiction, Species list

Toulon

Toulouse - Geography, History, Population, Government and politics, Sights, Economy, Culture

Tour de France - History, Physical rigor, Classification jerseys, Stages, Culture, Doping, Statistics

Touraine - Geography, History, Sights, Famous natives, Famous non natives

tourmaline

Tournai - History, Tourist Attractions, Festivities, Geology, People born in Tournai

Tours - Main sights, Language, City, Transportation, Miscellaneous

Toussaint l'Ouverture - Early life, Rebellions and negotiations, Campaign in support of the French Revolution

Tove (Marika) Jansson - Life and family, Painter and illustrator, Author, Comic strip artist, Jansson's cultural heritage, Bibliography

Tower Bridge - Design, Nearby places, Trivia

Tower of London - History, Description, Crown Jewels, Location, In fiction

Townshend Acts

toxic shock syndrome - Symptoms and diagnosis, Therapy

toxicology

toxin - Use, Non-technical usage

toxocariasis - Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Features, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prognosis, Prevention

toxoplasmosis - Transmission, Clinical manifestations, Risk factors, Possible effects on human behavior, Human prevalence, Animal prevalence

Toynbee Hall

Toyohiko Kagawa - Brotherhood Economics, Famous Quotes

Toyotomi Hideyoshi - Rise to power, Pinnacle of power, Cultural legacy, Popular culture, Trivia, Note on name, Further reading

Tracey Emin - Early life, Britartist, Fame, Other works, Strangeland, School tapestry, Momart fire, Stuckism

Tracey Ullman - Early life, Music career, Television career, Filmography, Discography, UK Top 40 Singles, Awards, Bibliography

trachea - Vertebrate Trachea, Invertebrate Trachea, Additional images

trachoma

tractor - Farm tractor, Engineering tractors, EPA tractor, Other types of tractors, In aerospace, In computers

trade union - Unions today, Trade unions worldwide and by region and country, Impact of Unions, Criticism, Union publications

trademark - Fundamental concepts, Terminology and symbols, Establishing trademark rights — use and registration, Registrability and distinctive character

Trades Union Congress (TUC) - List of members

tradescantia

traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) - History, Uses, TCM theory, Model of the body, Macro approach to disease, Diagnostics, Treatment techniques

tragedy - Early Western tragedy, Early Indian tragedy, Theories of tragedy, Renaissance and 17th century tragedy, Modern tragedy

tragopan

Trajan - Biography, Trajan's legacy

Tralee - History, Tourism, Transport, Local Media, Education, Hospitals, Tralee People, Politics

tram - Etymology, History, Steam trams, Cable pulled cars, Other power sources, Electric trams (trolley cars)

trampolining - Origins, Trampolining Moves, Trampolining Competitions, Competition Safety

Trans-Siberian Railway - History, Demand and design, Construction, Effects, Costs, Routes, Trivia

transaction processing - Description, Implementations, Books

transactional analysis - TA outline, Key ideas of TA, Games and their analysis, Philosophy of TA, Pop TA

transcendental meditation (TM) - History, Procedures and theory, Theory of Consciousness, Learning TM, TM-related research

Transcendentalism (movement) - History, Origins, Other meanings of transcendentalism

transcendentalism (mysticism) - History, Origins, Other meanings of transcendentalism